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2007 California Education Code Article 7.5. District Interns
CA Codes (edc:44325-44329.5)
EDUCATION CODESECTION 44325-44329.5
44325. (a) The commission shall issue district intern credentials authorizing persons employed by a school district that maintains kindergarten and grades 1 to 12, inclusive, or that maintains classes in bilingual education to provide classroom instruction to pupils in those grades and classes in accordance with the requirements of Section 44830.3. The commission also shall issue district intern credentials authorizing persons employed by a school district to provide classroom instruction to pupils with mild and moderate disabilities in special education classes, in accordance with the requirements of Section 44830.3. (b) Each district intern credential is valid for a period of two years. A credential may be valid for three years if the intern is participating in a program that leads to the attainment of a specialist credential to teach pupils with mild and moderate disabilities or four years if the intern is participating in a program that leads to the attainment of both a multiple subject or single subject teaching credential and a specialist credential to teach pupils with mild and moderate disabilities. Upon the recommendation of the school district, the commission may grant a one-year extension of the district intern credential. (c) The commission shall require each applicant for a district intern credential to demonstrate that he or she meets all of the following minimum qualifications for that credential: (1) The possession of a baccalaureate degree conferred by a regionally accredited institution of postsecondary education. (2) The successful passage of the state basic skills proficiency test administered under Sections 44252 and 44252.5. (3) The successful completion of the appropriate subject matter examination administered by the commission, or a commission-approved subject matter preparation program for the subject areas in which the district intern is authorized to teach. (4) The oral language component of the assessment program leading to the bilingual-crosscultural language and academic development certificate for persons seeking a district intern credential to teach bilingual education classes. (d) The commission shall apply the requirements of Sections 44339, 44340, and 44341 to each applicant for a district intern credential. (e) The commission shall, until January 1, 2010, participate in a pilot program, which may include the San Joaquin County Office of Education and up to five school districts or consortia approved by the commission, to provide teacher preparation programs for teachers of pupils with disabilities in special education classes. Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the commission shall issue district intern credentials authorizing participants in the approved programs to provide classroom instruction to pupils with disabilities in special education classes, in accordance with the requirements of Section 44830.3. (f) The commission shall ensure that each district internship program in California provides program elements to its interns as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (20 U.S.C. Sec. 6301 et seq.) and its implementing regulations. 44326. (a) Persons holding district intern credentials issued by the commission under Section 44325 to teach in grades 9 to 12, inclusive, or in grades 6 to 8, inclusive, in a departmentalized program, or in departmentalized bilingual classes, shall be authorized to teach in the subject area in which they have met the subject matter requirement. (b) Persons holding district intern credentials issued by the commission under Section 44325 to teach in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, in a self-contained program or in self-contained bilingual classes who have completed a commission approved academic diversified or liberal arts subject matter program that includes the subject matter coursework prescribed in Section 44314 or who have met the subject matter requirements by passing the subject matter examination approved by the commission for this purpose, shall be authorized to teach in those grades or classes. (c) Before being assigned to teach pupils with mild and moderate disabilities, persons holding district intern credentials issued by the commission under Section 44325 to teach those pupils shall meet the requirements of subdivision (b). (d) Each district intern is required to teach with the assistance and guidance of certificated employees selected through a competitive process adopted by the governing board after consultation with the exclusive teacher representative unit or by personnel employed by institutions of higher education to supervise student teachers. (e) A certificated employee who assists the district intern shall possess valid certification at the same level or of the same type of credential as the district interns they serve. 44327. (a) On or before July 1, 1995, the commission, in consultation with participating school districts and other affected organizations, shall revise existing standards, and adopt additional standards, as necessary, related to the quality of the training, support, evaluation, and performance of district interns. The standards shall be appropriate for an alternative program of teacher recruitment, preparation, and certification. Each school district with a district intern program is responsible for maintaining appropriate records of the program so that the credit earned by each district intern is transferable to his or her academic record in the same manner as if the intern had participated in a college or university program. To the extent feasible, the standards shall also be equivalent to the standards of the commission for professional preparation programs in colleges and universities. (b) Commencing July 1, 1989, the commission shall periodically review district intern programs on the basis of the standards adopted pursuant to subdivision (a). (c) The commission is not authorized to approve district intern programs. On or before March 15, 1988, the commission shall inform all school districts in the state of the district intern program option, and shall disseminate its recommended standards to all districts. On or before March 15, 1995, the commission shall inform school districts of the current district intern program options. 44328. (a) Unless the commission determines that substantial evidence exists that a person is unqualified to teach, upon the completion of successful service as a district intern pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 44325, and upon the recommendation of the school district governing board, the commission shall award professional credentials to district interns in the same manner as applicants recommended for credentials by institutions that operate approved programs of professional preparation. (b) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 44225, paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) of subdivision (b) of Section 44259, paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of subdivision (c) of Section 44259, and Sections 44261, 44265, and 44335, it is the intent of the Legislature that, upon recommendation by the governing board, district interns shall be issued professional credentials, rather than preliminary credentials, upon the completion of successful service as a teacher pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 44325, unless the governing board recommends, and the commission finds substantial evidence, that the person is not qualified to teach. A school district may require a district intern who is pursuing a professional credential to complete an approved induction program if funds are available or approved coursework in accordance with paragraph (5) of subdivision (c) of Section 44259. Pursuant to Article 11 (commencing with Section 44380), teachers participating in an induction program pursuant to Article 4.5 (commencing with Section 44279.1) are no longer eligible for funding under the district intern program. (c) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), the governing board of a school district may request the commission to issue a preliminary teaching credential to an intern who has met the requirements for a preliminary teaching credential, as specified in subdivision (b) of Section 44259, but who has not successfully completed the requirements for a professional clear credential pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 44259. (d) Notwithstanding Section 44261, the preliminary credential awarded to any district intern holding a district intern credential to teach bilingual education classes shall be a basic teaching credential with a bilingual-crosscultural language and academic development emphasis. Notwithstanding Section 44265, the preliminary credential awarded to any district intern who holds a district intern credential to teach special education pupils with mild and moderate disabilities shall be a special education specialist instruction credential that authorizes the holder to teach special education pupils with mild and moderate disabilities. (e) It is the intent of the Legislature that institutions of higher education that operate approved programs of professional preparation work cooperatively with school districts that offer district intern programs for a special education specialist credential to apply the regular education coursework and fieldwork from the special education district intern program toward earning a multiple or single subject teaching credential through the institution. 44329. On or before January 1, 2007, the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the Legislature that summarizes the regulations adopted by the commission to expand statewide the issuance of district intern certificates that authorize classroom instruction to pupils with mild and moderate disabilities. The report shall also analyze the effectiveness of persons who hold those certificates. 44329.5. On or before January 1, 2009, the commission shall prepare and submit a report to the Legislature on the effectiveness of the pilot program established by subdivision (e) of Section 44325.
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